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Charlotte flier on air travel delays: ‘It’s just been a nightmare to get home’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 8, 2022

Flights out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport are still having a tough time getting off the ground.

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Roof Above CEO says ‘together, and one life at a time, we end homelessness'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 5, 2022

Tenants received the green light to move into a renovated apartment complex in Charolette that is intended as a step toward helping the homeless.

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Mecklenburg health director: 'Much of the (monkeypox) transmission is not happening at public settings'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 3, 2022

With Charlotte Pride coming up in a couple of weeks, Mecklenburg County health officials are working to get a handle on monkeypox beforehand.

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Housing Collaborative CEO on Charlotte-area housing: 'Housing is foundational to a person's success'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 27, 2022

Some portion of society has long struggled to find affordable housing, but that situation has worsened in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent inflation that is driving rental rates up, putting shelter out of the economic reach of more people.

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Mount Holly promotes Reagan to police chief: ‘I look forward to strengthening the bonds’ between community, police

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 23, 2022

The incoming police chief of Mount Holly said he’s looking forward to his new job, especially when it comes to building ties with the community.

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Emergency coordinator on widespread false gas leak: 'People were smelling it in uptown Charlotte all the way to the border’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 19, 2022

Before natural gas is delivered to customers, the suppliers add mercaptan to the odorless gas so people can smell it if there is a leak in their house.

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USDA racks up the fines for NC grocers: 'Stores have had a very big problem keeping up with the price changes'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 18, 2022

Staffing shortages at grocery stores have created yet another unpleasant side effect for shoppers: prices that ring up higher than the advertised price on the shelf.

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Matthews man on wife’s death: ‘There are hard days. They get fewer and further in between’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 12, 2022

A seven-vehicle pileup that killed David Counter’s wife late last year has prompted the Matthews man to advocate for people to follow posted speed limits.

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State epidemiologist on monkeypox: ‘More vaccine is needed’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 11, 2022

A state epidemiol​​​​​ogist calls the availability of a limited number of monkeypox vaccines a step in the right direction, but says it’s only a start.

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GasBuddy: ‘For the third straight week, average gasoline prices have fallen’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 6, 2022

Gas pr​ices continue to inch downward, as GasBuddy reports that the average cost has fallen for the third straight week. A gallon of regular gas fell, on average, 7.4 cents in the past week.

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A death sentence for shopping malls: ‘There could be a third of them gone within the next couple of years’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 28, 2022

The brick-and-mortar shopping option has been losing its luster for years, as online outlets take a bigger bite out of retail spending.

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Charlotte planning director: UDO 'is the overarching vision of how we want to see Charlotte grow'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 24, 2022

Anyone looking to develop in Charlotte has some heavy reading ahead of them.

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Mayor Pro Team Eiselt: ‘I know we have issues with crime Uptown and we have to get those addressed’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 21, 2022

As is the case with many cities across the nation, Charlotte is experiencing an increase in its crime rate, especially in the Uptown district, prompting the city’s police and political leaders to strategize on how best to curtail the problem.

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Crisis Assistance Ministry CEO: 'We'll work through the process on how to help' with AC bills

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 17, 2022

A Charlotte-area nonprofit is lending a hand to people who can't afford air-conditioning as a heat wave grips the region.

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Medic Drew Williams on how new cardiac monitor help: ‘They can just pull it up and see everything we've done on that monitor’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 14, 2022

Seconds matter in a life-saving situation, so the Mecklenburg County EMS is thinking its investment in new cardiac monitors will help first responders save more lives.

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Charlotte lawyer on squatters' rights: 'This is a claim of ownership on the property'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 9, 2022

Some real estate agents are turning to no-contact key tours of houses on the market to mitigate the COVID-19 risk, but other risks lurk in the shadows: squatters or trespassers.

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Resident of Brookhill Village: 'We just waiting back to see where the pin is going to fall at'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 7, 2022

Redevelopment sometimes carries uncertainty, and the residents of Brookhill Village are no strangers to that. The latest management company has said demolition of vacant homes will start in the near future.

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North Carolina inflation: 6 in 10 Americans blame Biden, whose approval rating drops to record low

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 3, 2022

As inflation continues to erode buying power in North Carolina and across the nation, six in 10 Americans are blaming President Joe Biden.

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One ‘Be There Dad’ says of school violence: 'It hurts as a parent. It could be any of our kids’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 3, 2022

The prospect of seeing your child off to school in the morning, and having it be the last time you saw them, used to be so remote it never really crossed the mind of most parents.

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StarMed Healthcare president: Company ‘continuously works to improve access for communities with barriers to quality health care’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 2, 2022

StarMed Healthcare and the Steve Smith Family Foundation are teaming up in an effort to improve access to behavioral health treatment in Mecklenburg County.